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Alternative anastomotic techniques, including MIDCAB, OPCAB, and robotics, have evolved to minimize the morbidity associated with surgical revascularization for coronary artery disease.
This text introduces a book focused on the evolution of minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques, such as MIDCAB, OPCAB, and robotics, aimed at reducing surgical morbidity.
Technical advances in percutaneous techniques for coronary artery disease have lessened the need for surgical revascularization. Although the superior patency rates achieved by surgical approaches are widely recognized, the morbidity associated with surgery limits the overall outcome. For this reason, surgeons have continued to refine techniques to minimize morbidity. Examples include the development of minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), and, most recently, robotics. This evolution in cardiac therapies represents the focus of this book.
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D’Alessandro et al. (2004) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Alternative anastomotic techniques (MIDCAB, OPCAB, robotics) was evaluated. Alternative anastomotic techniques, including MIDCAB, OPCAB, and robotics, have evolved to minimize the morbidity associated with surgical revascularization for coronary artery disease.
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